Work expected to commence in 1999 with completion in 2003 to include 2.8 km inlet tunnel at 6.3 m diameter and similar section 1.4 km discharge tunnel. Two powerhouse caverns: 21.5 m wide x 40 m high x 60.5 m long; and 17.4 m wide x 13.4 m high x 47 m long. Also, two raisebored shafts 415 m and 52 m; ventilation tunnel 625 m long; 1,210 m access tunnel; and 130 m connection to water intake. Support by sprayed concrete and steel arches. Consultant Hidrorumo. May 1999.

  Invitation to tender for 2.4 km twin-tube section of Amarela line. August 1999.   9.8 m-diameter Lovat under refurbishment with a view to commencing EPB tunnelling in May, 2000 in both soft ground and soft rock up to 20 m below water table. November 1999.   Invitation to tender for construction of the Quinta das Mouras station on the Amarela line, deadline 20th December, 1999. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, fax +351 213 574908. November 1999.   Extension of Yellow line between Campo Grande and Odivelas approved and another 2.6 km with three stations in preliminary design. Extension of Green line between Campo Grande and Telheiras approved and another 3 km with six stations under study. 10 km extension of Red line with 11 stations being investigated. December 1999.   Open tendering for construction of Amarela line, deadline 4th May, 2000. Details from Metropolitano de Lisboa, Av Baebosa du Bocage 5, 1049-039 Lisboa, Portugal, fax +351 21 357 4908. April 2000. Metro de Lisboa has signed a $48 million contract for the main section of the Campo Grande/Odivelas line with a consortium of which Spie Batignolles is the technical manager. The 2.56 km x 8.8 sq m main tunnel will be driven by EPB. Spie also picked up the $7.6 million contract to manufacture the precast concrete segmental lining. More from www.english.spie.fr April 2000. Lovat reports its ME386SE, refurbished earlier this year for owner Lisbon Metro, has erected 509 rings working in clay on the 2.5 km Lisbon metro extension, with 62 rings erected between 11th November and 18th November, 2000. The machine has another 1.89 km to complete. Visit www.lovat.com December 2000. Prequalification underway for construction of Azul line cut-and-cover and bored sections. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, fax +351 213 574908. Visit www.metrolisboa.pt for network map. 18/01. The 2 km Blue Line extension from Pontinha to Falagueira, with an intermediate station in Alfornelos, will be built by a jv of Mota e Companhia, Abrantina, and Necso for Esc4 billion. Section between Alfornelos and Falagueira includes a 1,132 m tunnel to be built in NATM. Extension to Alfornelos to open first quarter of 2003 and to Falagueira in November, 2004.Completion of the 754 m-long tunnel between Ameixoeira and Senhor Roubado has been reported on the 6 km Yellow Line extension between Campo Grande and Odivelas. Tunnelling remaining up to terminus station in Odivelas. Work commenced in 1998 for completion expected for 2003. 9.8 m-diameter Lovat TBM used on this extension to be dismantled and reused on the 1.8 km Red Line extension from Alameda to Sí£o Sebastií£o, with one station in Saldanha.Green line extension from Campo Grande to Telheiras to open in 2002.Under planning are a Yellow Line south extension from Rato to Alcântara Mar, with stations in Estrela and Infante Santo, a Red Line west extension from Sí£o Sebastií£o to Campo de Ourique, a Red Line north extension from Oriente to Sacavem, and two Green Line extensions, from Telheiras to Pontinha, and from Calvanas to Alta de Lisboa. Visit www.metrolisboa.pt 48/01. Periodic notice for the civil engineering works of the Red Line D extension from Alameda to Sí£o Sebastií£o plus the Saldanha and Sí£o Sebastií£o stations. Tender value of €75 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 28, document 21527-2002 or contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, fax +351 2135749089. Visit www.metrolisboa.pt and www.metropla.net/eu/lis/lisboa.htm 08/02.The water which flooded the tunnel between the future Terreiro do Paí§o station and the Marinha shaft, on the southeast extension to the Blue line, started to be pumped out on 26th August, 2002. This should take until mid-November, after which the tunnel will be inspected. The project has been held up since 9th June, 2000 when pressurized water and mud started to invade the tunnel while jet grouting was under way. Immediately, settlements affected the Praí§a do Comércio area and traffic was cut to heavy vehicles. Evacuation of the personnel was ordered. The 800 m tunnel was sealed between the Arsenal and Santa Apolí³nia shafts. As water ingress continued to flood the tunnel, it was decided to flood it completely to avoid soil liquefaction and further damage to surface buildings. Further studies were ordered and the project was altered. A team of Dutch specialists has been hired to help resume the project. Work completion has been set for end-2003. Metropaí§o, a consortium including Teixeira Duarte, Opca and Mota & Companhia, is responsible for construction. 37/02.The ACE JV formed by Somague, BPC, Engil, Spie and SBES will be using a refurbished Lovat EPB TBM to construct a 1.5 km Red Line extension, running east to west between Alameda and Sao Sebastiao. The extension will intersect the Yellow Line in Saldanha and the Blue Line in Sao Sebastiao. The TBM, which previously excavated the Alameda-Oriente section on the Red Line and the Ameixoeira-Campo Grande section on the Yellow Line, commenced its job on 26th October, 2004 from a 35 m-long start box at Alameda station. Cutterhead diameter is 9.8 m. Precast segmental bolted and gasketed lining. Opening at end-2007. Visit www.lovat.com 48/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 16th August, 2006 for construction of section Oriente-Airport on the Red Line of the Lisbon metro, consisting of double-track tunnel (length 3,330 m, ID 8.7 m and OD 9.5 m) and single-track tunnel (length 457 m, ID 5.4 m, OD 6 m). The soils to excavate belong to a series of sedimentary formations of the Lisbon Miocene. The tunnel between Oriente and Moscavide crosses Braí§o de Prata areoles, under the Cabo Ruivo areoles, intercepting also, already in the zone comprised between Moscavide and Encarnaí§í£o, Grilos sandstones, Xabregas clays and Marvila limestones. Between Encarnaí§í£o station and the airport terminal station, the alignment cuts through Grilos sandstones and Xabregas clays and emerges in formations composed of Qta da Conchas limestones and Vale de Chelas sands. As per design, the excavation method is NATM. Bidders can propose the TBM method. If NATM method, the support will be bolts, wire mesh, steel arches, shotcrete and final concrete formwork. The machinery to be used will be proposed by the bidders. The other underground structures within the project are Moscavide, Aeroporto and Encarnaí§í£o stations, designed for a 105 m platform. The central part of the station will be built in cut-and-cover method, the remaining part will be NATM. There are also ventilation shafts. The scheduled date for contract award is December 2006. The scheduled date for excavation start and end is December 2006-March 2009 (tunnels) and December 2006-August 2008 (stations). The design company is Ferconsult. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=106460-2006, OJ S 99, or contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, fax +351 217980605 or 213500118. 27/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 11th October, 2006 for coordination, inspection and management of quality, security and environment during construction of the Oriente-Airport section of the Red Line. Click pt/13 for details. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=181175-2006, OJ S 169, or contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, fax +351 217980605 or 213500118. 37/06.The three JVs who have presented an offer for construction of the Oriente-Aeroporto section of the red line of the Lisbon metro are MSF, Edifer, Opca, Alves Ribeiro and Sopol, with a proposal of EUR107,461,026.86; Zagope, Construtora do Tamega, Soares da Costa, Teixeira Duarte, Somague, Odebrecht, Mota-Engil and Spie Batignolles, with an offer of EUR135,315,089.27 (this competitor presented a variant proposal for the construction of the tunnels with TBM for an estimated EUR144,625,388.97); and Companhia de Obras Castillejos, Acciona and Grupo Lena, with a bid of EUR119,005,573.19. Click pt/13. 39/06.Metropolitano de Lisboa awarded to a consortium of MSF, OPCA, Edifer, Sopol, and Alves Ribeiro the contract to build the Oriente-Airport section on the Red Line. Construction of the 3.6 km section, including three stations (Moscavide, Encarnaí§í£o and Aeroporto), will end in 2010. Visit www.metrolisboa.pt/Default.aspx?tabid=507, www.msf.pt, www.opca.pt, www.edifer.pt and www.sopol.pt 07/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 16th May, 2007 for coordination, quality, safety and environmental management as part of the construction of the 3.6 km Oriente-Airport section on the Red Line. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=75181-2007, OJ S 61, or contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, fax +351 217980605. 14/07.A joint venture of Fase, Gibb, Prointec and Tecnoplano secured a EUR4.5 million contract for coordination, quality, safety and environmental management as part of the construction of the 3.6 km Oriente-Airport section on the Red Line. Visit www.fase-sa.pt, www.gibbportugal.com, www.prointec.es and www.tecnoplano.pt 41/07.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 26.04.2010, for supply and installation of traction substation, MV network, electric traction and additional security systems for Oriente-Airport section on the Red Line. Contract value EUR3.4 million, excluding VAT, duration 240 days. Time limit for receipt of requests for documents, or for accessing documents, 23.04.2010. Further information, specs and docs from Helge Thorsby at Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, tel +351 2179806-00, fax -05, e-mail concursos@metrolisboa.pt, to whom tenders or requests to participate should be sent. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=086652-2010. 13/10.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17.11.2013, for UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) maintenance on the Blue, Yellow, Green and Red Lines of the Lisbon metro. Contract value EUR300,000, excluding VAT, duration 36 months after award.  Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, web http://www.saphety.com/solucoes/contratacao-publica-electronica.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=342987-2013. 43/13.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 08.06.2014, for Blue Line extension to Reboleira of the Lisbon metro. Contract value EUR11.11 million, excluding VAT, duration 300 days. Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 06.06.2014. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, tel +351 217980600, fax +351 217980605. Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate www.saphety.com.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=151528-2014. Ref.n. 507/14-SGAJ. 19/14.

Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto of Vila Nova de Famalicao secured the EUR8.79 million contract, excluding VAT, for Blue Line extension to Reboleira of the Lisbon metro. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, tel +351 217980600, fax +351 217980605. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=153679-2015. Ref.n. 507/14-SGAJ. 19/15.

Invitation to tender by restricted procedure, deadline 07.02.2019, for design and construction for the rough works for the Yellow and Green metro lines extension in Lisbon. For bid documents http://www3.saphety.com/pt/solutions/public-procurement, where offers must be sent. The contract is composed of 2 lots. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, email dlo@metrolisboa.pt. Collegarsi a http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=015080-2019.

Ref.n. POSEUR. 02/19.

Postponed from 07.02.2019 to 18.02.2019 the deadline of the invitation to tender by restricted procedure for design and construction of the rough works for the Yellow and Green metro line extensions in Lisbon. For bid documents please click http://www3.saphety.com/pt/solutions/public-procurement, where offers must be sent. The contract is composed of 2 lots. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, email dlo@metrolisboa.pt. Collegarsi a http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=068276-2019. Ref.n. POSEUR. 07/19.

Postponed from 18.02.2019 to 28.02.2019 the deadline of the invitation to tender by restricted procedure for design and construction for the rough works for the Yellow and Green metro lines extension in Lisbon. For bid documents http://www3.saphety.com/pt/solutions/public-procurement, where offers must be sent. The contract is composed of 2 lots. Contact Metropolitano de Lisboa, Lisbon, email dlo@metrolisboa.pt. Collegarsi a http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=072880-2019.

Ref.n. POSEUR. 07/19.

  Two lines to be built: north-south between Sto Ovido, Trinidad and Hosp S Joao with 3 km underground, and east-west between Mercado, Trinidad and Campanha, with 2.7 km underground. Concession signed with Metro do Porto and contract placed with Normetro. Civil works by jv of Soares da Costa, Impregilo and Soconstroi. Consultant: Geoconsult E-mail office@gcs.co.at contact F L Jansky. February 1999.   Arge Transmetro will use 8.71 m-diameter Herrenknecht EPB for 5.7 km twin-track extension in mixed loose and solid hard rock comprising 50% to 90% granite, commencing early-2000. Visit www.herrenknecht.com April 2000.   Kaiser Engineers providing construction management services to $1 billion light rail transit system in jv with Cinclus and Gibb. System will comprise four lines totalling 70 km route length with 7 km in tunnel and 66 stations of which 10 will be underground. Project completion is scheduled for 2005. Visit www.kaiserengineers.com for a full statement. May 2000.   Second Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine ordered by Metro do Porto to link the Salgueiros and Trindade stations under assembly for tunnelling start at summer 2002. Visit www.herrenknecht.com 45/01.  Mott MacDonald and Geodata of Italy have been appointed by Transmetro, a jv of Soares da Costa, Somague and Impregilo, to provide detailed design and construction supervision for all the tunnelling works, which comprise 7 km of bored tunnels lined with reinforced concrete segments for Lines C (2.3 km), S (4 km) and J (700 m). The team will also review and coordinate the design of the civil works with the mechanical, electrical and systems contractors to ensure compatibility and compliance of the works with international best practice. To cope with the varying ground conditions, ranging from massive fresh granite to decomposed and often loose weathered material, two Herrenknecht EPB tunnel boring machines of 8.7 m and 9 m-diameter will be used. Visit www.metro-porto.pt, www.mottmac.com, www.geodata.it or www.herrenknecht.com 09/02.Open call for tenders, deadline 21st January, 2008 for construction of the Estí¡dio do Dragí£o-Venda Nova section of the Gondomar line, including a 980 m tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=252962-2007, OJ S 208, or contact Metro do Porto, Porto, fax +361 225081001. E-mail geral@metro-porto.pt 44/07.The deadline for submission of tenders for construction of the Estí¡dio do Dragí£o-Venda Nova section of the Gondomar line, including a 980 m tunnel, has been extended to 4th March, 2008. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=305459-2007, OJ S 250, or contact Metro do Porto, Porto, fax +361 225081001. E-mail geral@metro-porto.pt 02/08.The eight candidates to construct the 6.5 km Estí¡dio do Dragí£o-Venda Nova section of the Gondomar line, including a 980 m tunnel, are Mota-Engil, Somague, Soares da Costa, Monte Adriano and Efacec; Lena, Abrantina and Bento Pedroso; Conduril and Tecnovia; Isolux Corsí¡n-Corviam, DTS (Domingos da Silva Teixeira) and Alexandre Barbosa Borges (ABB); Teixeira Duarte, OFM and Thales; Ramalho Rosa, FDO, Gabriel Couto and FCC; Zagope, Hagen and Siemens; and Edifer and Opway. Construction will take 21 months for opening in end 2010 or early 2011. 13/08.A consortium of Somague, Soares da Costa, Mota Engil, Efacec and Monte Adriano has been awarded the construction contract of the light rail line between Porto and Gondomar, which has an estimated investment of EUR97.5 million. The offer presented by this consortium is EUR10 million higher than the low bid submitted by one of the eight candidates that participated in the tendering, but the ministry of public works, transportation and communications justifies its decision saying that the selected consortium is the strongest. The Gondomar line will be 6,625 m long and serve ten stations, connecting the Dragí£o Stadium with Venda Nova. It includes a 980 m 65 sq m tunnel, between the future stations of Joí£o de Deus and Parque Nascente, that will be excavated using NATM (drill and blast as well as roadheader), and a 150 m cut-and-cover tunnel. Work will last 19 months. Visit www.somague.pt, www.soaresdacosta.pt and www.mota-engil.pt 36/08.

Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 04.06.2019, for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For bid documents http://portugal.vortal.biz/, where tenders must be sent. Value contract EUR175 million, excluding VAT. Duration contract 42 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166345-2019.  Ref.n. CO/2019/174. 15/19.

Postponed from 04.06.2019 to 15.07.2019 the deadline of the restricted invitation to tender for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For bid documents http://portugal.vortal.biz/ where tenders must be sent.

Value of the contract is EUR175 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the  contract is 42 months.

Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=283517-2019.

 Ref.n. CO/2019/174. 26/19.

Postponed to 09/03/2020 the deadline of the restricted invitation to tender for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For tender

Documents please click here  http://portugal.vortal.biz/  where tenders must be sent. Value

of the contract is EUR175 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 42 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt.  For further tender information please click here and here, ef.n. CO/2019/174. 09/20.

None of the seven bidders for the restricted invitation to tender, deadline 09/03/2020, submitted valid proposals for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line. In most cases the base value of the contracts was exceeded. As a result, Metro do Porto asked the Government to increase its budget. The Council of Ministers approved a Resolution that reinforces the budget foreseen for the expansion works of the Metro do Porto network.

Metro do Porto will launch new tenders.  Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt. For further information please click here  https://www.metrodoporto.pt/frontoffice/pages/379?news_id=355. Ref.n.

CO/2019/174. 14/20.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28/04/2020, for the construction of the Praça da Liberdade/ Plaza de la Libertad - Casa da Musica section of the Porto circle line (Rose line). The 3km line will be entirely underground with 4 new stations: Liberdade / S. Bento, Hospital of St. Anthony, Galicia and Boavista / Casa da Musica. For tender  documents please click here where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR235 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 42 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, tel +351 225081000, fax +351 225081001, email metro@metro-porto.pt. For further tender information please click here. f.n. CO/2019/174 A. 14/20.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 28/04/2020, for the 3.18 km extension of the yellow metro line in Porto from Santo Ovidio to Vila d'Este. The new section will be partially underground (634 m rock tunnel and 487 m cut&cover) with 3 new stations:  Manuel Leao (cut&cover), Hospital Santos Silva and  Vila d’Estea. For tender  documents  please click here  where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR130 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 34 months. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Oporto, tel +351 225081000, fax +351

225081001, email metro@metro-porto.pt. For further tender information please click here. f.n. CO/2019/173 A. 14/20.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 17/07/2023, for the construction of the Ruby Line between Casa da Musica - Santo Ovídio at Porto/Oporto. The twin-track line, 6.3km long with 8 stations (Casa da Música, Campo Alegre, Arrabida, Candal, Rotunda, Devesas, Soares dos Reis and Santo Ovídio)  will have 3 sub-sections (Casa da Música - Campo Alegre; Devesas-Soares dos Reis; Soares dos Reis - Santo Ovídio) in tunnel to be driven by NATM for a 2.5km totally length. For tender  documents please click here where tenders must be sent. Value of the contract is EUR370 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract is 1095 days. Contact Metro do Porto SA, Porto/Oporto, email metro@metro-porto.pt. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=404688-2023,  http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=280489-2023 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=000244-2023. Ref.n. CO/2023/199. 27/23. 

The two following consortium's submitted to Metro do Porto their offers for a contract to undertake civil works on the 6.3km Ruby Line H, which will run from Casa da Música to Santo Ovídio: consortium composed of  Alberto Couto Alves, FCC Construccion SA e Contratas y Ventas SAU, and consortium of Casais Engenharia &  Construcao SA, Conduril Engenharia SA, Teixeira Duarte Engenharia & Construce SA, Alves Ribeiro SA and Somafel Engenharia & Obras Ferroviárias SA. 

The two offers will now be evaluated by the tender committee in order to prepare a report and recommend a preferred bidder to the Metro do Porto, aiming to start construction by the end of 2023 in order for inaugurate the Ruby Line  in 2026. Visit https://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/630?news_id=481. 35/23. 

Madeira - pt/11 Road and Highway Five tunnels up to 1,269 m-long under construction at Porto Moniz near San Vicente. Contractor Construtora do Tamega. Also 3.1 km-long Encumeada through Serra de Agua mountain being built by contractor EPOS and another three tunnels at Ponta do Sol totalling 1.9 km are being driven by Avelino Fariha & Agrela. Another three tunnels between Funchal and Ribeira Brava total 3.9 km. February 1999.   Construtora do Tamega reports it is constructing nine tunnels on the highway between Funchal and the airport in association with Zagope. Two of these have 200 sq m section. October 1999. Open invitation to tender for construction of six road tunnels, deadline 23rd October, 2000. Contact RAM, fax +351 291 225112 or visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int for details. August 2000.   Open tenders invited, deadline 20th November, 2000, for construction of 2.1 km-long road tunnel. Contact RAM, fax +351 291 225112. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int for OJEC dated 28/09. October 2000. Open invitation to tender, deadline 22nd March, 2001, for road tunnel construction. Contact RAM, fax +351 291 225112. Check http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 05/01. Open invitations to tender for 2.33 km-long road tunnel closing 9th April, 2001 and two tunnels 940 m and 320 m-long closing 16th April, 2001. Contact RAM in Funchal, fax +351 291 225 112. Notified at http://ted.eur-op.eu.int 09/01. Award of contract including construction of four tunnels total length 2.44 km to Zagope, Tamega and Tecnorocha. Award of 275 m-long Moinhos and 1.02 km-long Jardim Pelado to Tamega, Soares da Costa and AFA. Award of 2.1 km-long Canical tunnel on Machico-Canical motorway section to construction consortium of Tamega, Zagope, Somague, and Tecnorocha. Contact RAM, Funchal, fax +351 291 225112 and visit www.zagope.pt 33/01. Open invitation to tender for construction of motorway section in Madeira with 4/5 tunnels. Contact RAM, Funchal, fax +351 291 225112. 42/01. Contract awarded to a jv of Teixeira Duarte, Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas, and AFA to build the 2,327 m Ponta do Sol tunnel. Value of Esc3.9 billion. 50/01. Open call for bids, deadline 27th September, 2002 for construction of the first phase of the Faial-Santana expressway consisting of 3.6 km of tunnel with lengths as follows: 435 m, 2,360 m, 190 m, 480 m and 220 m. Estimated value €58.8 million. Further details in E-News Weekly # 30. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=108993-2002, OJ S 139, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. 31/02. Open call for tenders, deadline 24th October, 2002 for construction of a 2.1 km section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway, requiring the twin Portais tunnel (655 + 675 m) and the twin Palmeira tunnel (836 + 855 m). Tender value €50.8 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=136932-2002, OJ S 171, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. More details in E-News Weekly # 30. 37/02.Open call for bids, deadline 4th November, 2002 for construction of the third phase of road ER 101 between Sí£o Vicente and Porto Moniz. Requires to build six single tunnels totalling 5,926 metres (1,211 m + 31 m + 2,506 m + 1,304 m + 354 m + 520 m). Drill/blast with wiremesh, shotcrete and rockbolts as support. Construction will commence in January or February 2003. Tender value €57.4 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=137930-2002, OJ S 173, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. The third phase slightly modifies and replaces the second phase described in E-News Weekly # 25. 37/02. Open call for tenders, deadline 6th November, 2002 for construction of a 2.3 km section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway, from the Queimada tunnel to Canií§al. Includes one single-tube tunnel in Queimada (720 m), and twin tubes in Piquinho (463 + 448 m) and Fazenda (175 + 185 m). Tender value €59.5 million. More details in E-News Weekly # 30. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=139821-2002, OJ S 176, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291225112. 38/02. Open call for bids, deadline 16th December, 2002 for construction of the ER 104 road between Rosí¡rio and Sí£o Vicente, second phase. Requires three tunnels (608 m, 320 m and 491 m). Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=166964-2002, OJ S 211, or contact Madeira autonomous region, Funchal, tel. +351 291225112. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 45/02. The bidders for the Canií§al section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway are Bento Pedroso Construí§íµes (highest bidder with €59 million); FCC (lowest bidder with €49.8 million); OPCA; Tecnovia; Teixeira Duarte; Soares da Costa/Avelino Farinha & Agrela; Spie Batignolles TP/Construtora do Lena and Zagope/Tecnorocha. There will be two twin tunnels: Portais (655 + 675 m) and Palmeira (836 + 855 m). Read E-News Weekly # 30. 02/03.The nine bidders for the 5.9 km Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz expressway (ER 101), third phase are Bento Pedroso Construí§íµes (highest offer with €58.2 million); OPCA; Engil/Somague/Zagope; Ferrovial; Spie Batignolles TP; Teixeira Duarte/EPOS; Tecnovia; Construtora do Tâmega/Tecnorocha/Soares da Costa and Edifer (lowest bidder with €49.3 million). There will be six single tunnels (31 m, 520 m, 1,211 m, 1,304 m, 354 m and 2,506 m). Read E-News Weekly # 25. 02/03.The eight bids submitted for the 2.3 km Machico-Canií§al section range from €51.3 to €65.9 million. One single-tube and two double-tube tunnels must be constructed: Queimada (720 m), Piquinho (463 + 448 m) and Fazenda (175 + 185 m). The lowest bid has been presented by Ferrovial and HCI (€51.3 million) followed by Soares da Costa/Avelino Farinha & Agrela (€54.9 million); Teixeira Duarte/EPOS (€57 million); Construtora do Tâmega/Zagope/Somague/Tecnorocha (€54.9 million); Tecnovia (€56.3 million); Spie Batignolles TP/Construtora do Lena (€58.8 million); Bento Pedroso Construí§íµes and FCC/Edifer (highest bid with €65.9 million). Award in three to four months. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 02/03. Construction of the Faial-Santana expressway with five single-tube tunnels (435 m, 2,360 m, 190 m, 480 m and 220 m) has been commissioned to a consortium formed by Teixeira Duarte, Engil, Empresa Portuguesa de Obras Subterrâneas (EPOS) and Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA). Contract value €60.6 million. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 09/03. Open call for bids, deadline 4th June, 2003 for construction of the Vila da Calheta bypass, second phase including excavation, lining and drainage of tunnel 4 (1,165 m) and a 50 m rescue gallery. Also part of the tender is the surfacing and drainage of tunnels 3 and 4 between km 1+119 and 1+150 as well as electrical and mechanical works. Tender value €32.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=054906-2003, OJ S 63, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma de Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 14/03. €52.8 million contract awarded to a JV of Tâmega, Tecnorocha and Soares da Costa for the construction of the third phase of road ER 101 between Sí£o Vicente and Porto Moniz which requires six single tunnels totalling 5,926 metres (1,211 m + 31 m + 2,506 m + 1,304 m + 354 m + 520 m). Drill/blast method with wiremesh, shotcrete and rockbolts. Read E-News Weekly # 25. 16/03. Construction of a 2.3 km section on the Machico-Canií§al expressway, running from the Queimada tunnel to Canií§al, including the Queimada single-tube tunnel (720 m) and the Piquinho tunnel (463 m + 448 m) and Fazenda tunnel (175 m + 185 m) has been awarded to a JV of Tâmega, Zagope, Tecnorocha and Somague. Contract amount: €53.5 million. Read E-News Weekly # 30. 22/03. A consortium of Zagope, Constructora do Tâmega, Tecnorocha and Somague has bagged a €50.8 million contract for construction of the 2.1 km Canií§al section of the Machico-Canií§al expressway including the 2 x 665 m-long Portais tunnel and the 2 x 845 m-long Palmeira tunnel. Read E-News Weekly 25/2002. 25/03. Tecnovia has won a €24.5 million contract to build the second phase of a bypass to road ER 104 between Rosí¡rio and Sí£o Vicente. The 2,660 m section includes three tunnels. Lengths: 608 m, 320 m and 491 m. The contract also includes the lighting, ventilation and signalling. Subscribe to E-News Weekly # 30. 26/03. Open call for bids, deadline 18th August, 2003 for consultancy and assistance during construction of the road ER 104 bypass between Rosí¡rio and Sí£o Vicente, second phase, including three tunnels (608 m, 320 m and 491 m). Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=109619-2003, OJ S 122, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Read E-News Weekly # 30/2002. 28/03.Open call for bids, deadline 28th August, 2003 for assistance and work supervision during construction of road ER 101 Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz, third phase including six tunnels totalling 5.9 km. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=121949-2003, OJ S 135, or contact Regií£o Autí³noma da Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Read E-News Weekly # 25 30/03.Open call for bids, deadline 7th October, 2003 for second phase of Faial-Santana section, including the construction of the Santana and Pinheiro tunnels (106.5 m and 312.5 m) and equipment of five tunnels built as part of the first phase, for a total length of 3.6 km. Tender value: €27 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=144431-2003, OJ S 158, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Further details in E-News Weekly 30/2002. 37/03.Open call for bids, deadline 5th November, 2003 for control and anti-fire equipment, lighting, signalling and safety equipment of six single tunnels under construction by Construtora do Tâmega, Tecnorocha and Soares da Costa on the Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz section. Total length is 5.9 km. Tender value: €65 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=158367-2003, OJ S 175, or contact Madeira autonomous region, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. Read E-News Weekly 25/2002. 40/03.A JV between Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA) and Abrantina has been selected to build the second phase of the Vila da Calheta bypass, including excavation, lining and drainage of tunnel 4 (1,165 m) and a 50 m rescue gallery. Also part of the tender is the surfacing and drainage of tunnels 3 and 4 between km 1+119 and 1+150 as well as electrical and mechanical works. Contract value: €38.8 million. Visit www.abrantina.pt 43/03.A JV between Ecgplan and Cenor has won a EUR564,900 contract for the work control and construction management of road ER 101 Sí£o Vicente-Porto Moniz, third phase including six tunnels totalling 5.9 km. Click pt/11. Read E-News Weekly 25/2002. 09/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 17th July, 2006 for construction of two single bored tunnels with two lanes (900 m and 1.2 km) on the access to Ribeira Brava business park, a 500 m road section in between and design of the equipment of the tunnels. Drilling and blasting to be used. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=090773-2006, OJ S 86, or contact Madeira autonomous region, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 20/06.Open call for bids, deadline 11th October, 2006 for construction of the new road link between Vasco Gil and Fundoa, including seven short single-tube tunnels: 365 m, 27 m, 300 m, 100 m, 50 m, 685 m and 200 m. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=153642-2006, OJ S 143, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 33-34/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th November, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Faja da Ovelha-Ponta do Pargo expressway. This is a 5.7 km section, including four tunnels totalling 2,220 m. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=185371-2006, OJ S 174, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 38/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th December, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Boaventura-Sao Vicente expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,122 m, 1,054 m and 1,780 m as well as four emergency tunnels. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=189406-2006, OJ S 178, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 39/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 13th December, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Ribeira de Sao Jorge-Arco de Sao Jorge expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,590 m, 1,360 m and 1,180 m as well as seven emergency tunnels. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=190358-2006, OJ S 179, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 39/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 8th January, 2007 for work supervision of the Ribeira de Sao Jorge-Arco de Sao Jorge expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,590 m, 1,360 m and 1,180 m as well as seven emergency tunnels. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=219664-2006, OJ S 206, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 45/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th December, 2006 for construction of the first phase of the Madalena do Mar road bypass, including two tunnels. Both are two-way tunnels, each 9.6 m wide and carrying two 3.5 m lanes, two 30 cm shoulders and two 1 m pavements. The first tunnel is 1,910 m long while the second is 1,535 m long. Expected geology is very heterogeneous, consisting of volcanic complex íŸ2, alluvial deposits and slope deposits. Drill-and-blast excavation is anticipated but, as long as possible, mechanical means will be used. Support and lining will consist of local bolting; shotcreting reinforced with fibres and bolting; shotcreting reinforced with fibres, steel arches, and possible forepoling; and shotcreting reinforced with fibres, steel arches, and forepoling. For the portals, shotcreting reinforced with fibres, steel arches and forepoling will be used. A waterproofing PVC membrane and a polypropylene geotextile liner will be installed between the primary support and the final reinforced concrete lining. There will also be 5 m-wide emergency tunnels and 2.5 m-wide pedestrian escapes. The emergency tunnels will include U-turns and emergency lay-bys. Tunnel 1 will be connected to a 200 m-long transverse tunnel, a second 237 m-long transverse tunnel and a 488 m-long longitudinal tunnel. Two 30 m-long pedestrian escapes will lead to the longitudinal emergency tunnel. Tunnel 2 will be linked to two transverse tunnels, 233 m and 188 m long. Construction is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=189389-2006, OJ S 178, or contact Autonomous region of Madeira, Funchal, fax +351 291207385. 46/06.Tecnovia, Construtora do Tâmega, Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA) and Zagope secured a EUR18.9 million contract to build two single bored tunnels with two lanes (900 m and 1.2 km) on the access to Ribeira Brava business park, a 500 m road section in between and design of the equipment of the tunnels. Drilling and blasting to be used. Visit www.tecnovia.pt, www.ctamega.pt, www.afa.pt and www.zagope.pt 04/07.Mota-Engil and Somague Engenharia pocketed a EUR42 million contract to construct the new road link between Vasco Gil and Fundoa, including seven short single-tube tunnels: 365 m, 27 m, 300 m, 100 m, 50 m, 685 m and 200 m. Visit www.mota-engil.pt and www.somague.pt 11/07.Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA), Tecnovia, Spie Batignolles Europe and Soares da Costa signed a EUR37.9 million contract to build the first phase of the Fají£ da Ovelha-Ponta do Pargo expressway. This is a 5.7 km section, including four tunnels totalling 2,220 m. TPF Planege received a EUR795,200 contract for construction management. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit www.afa.pt, www.tecnovia.pt, www.spiebatignolles.fr, www.soaresdacosta.pt and www.planege.pt 44/07.Avelino Farinha & Agrela (AFA), Tecnovia, and Soares da Costa clinched a EUR53.6 million deal to build the first phase of the Madalena do Mar road bypass, including two tunnels, 1,910 m long and 1,535 m long. TPF Planege received a EUR712,200 contract for construction management. Click pt/11 for details. Visit www.afa.pt, www.tecnovia.pt, www.soaresdacosta.pt and www.planege.pt 44/07.Constructora da Tâmega will construct the first phase of the Boaventura-Sí£o Vicente expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,122 m, 1,054 m and 1,780 m as well as four emergency tunnels. Consulgal received a EUR800,000 contract for construction management. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit www.ctamega.pt and www.consulgal.pt 44/07.Zagope, Teixeira Duarte and EPOS have been entrusted with the construction of the first phase of the Ribeira de Sí£o Jorge-Arco de Sí£o Jorge expressway, which includes three tunnels of 1,590 m, 1,360 m and 1,180 m as well as seven emergency tunnels. Consulgal received a EUR793,200 contract for construction management. Read E-News Weekly 30/2006. Visit www.zagope.pt, www.tduarte.pt, www.epos.pt and www.consulgal.pt 44/07.ECGPlan and Cenor bagged a EUR795,000 contract for construction management of the Vasco Gil-Fundoa road link, which includes seven single-tube tunnels (365 m, 27 m, 300 m, 100 m, 50 m, 685 m and 200 m). Visit www.cenor.pt and www.cenor.pt/empresas/ecgplan.aspx 44/07.